County fixtures List 2008-9

Claines, Worcester

Under-125 Counties Competition

Giles Stanton was again the captain and led the team to the national stages of the competition only to be pipped by Lancashire. The matches were played on Saturday afternoons starting at 1:30pm over 16 boards. The top two teams in the West Midlands competed in the Midlands Finals and Semi-Finals with the top two teams from the East Midlands (Derbys, Leics, Lincs, and Notts). The playing session was 4 hours with time control at 36 moves in 1½ hours followed by a further ½ hour for each player to complete the game.

MCCU Semi-Final
Notts - Worcs

Loss 8 - 8
on board count

MCCU SF Losers' Final
Lincs - Worcs

National Preliminary
Lancs-Worcs

Under-100 Counties Competition

The team captain was Richard Turner. These matches were played on Saturday afternoons over 12 boards. There were 6 matches this season. The playing session was normally 4 hours with time control at 36 moves in 1½ hours followed by a further ½ hour for each player to complete the game.

Worcs - Staffs Bulldogs

Staffs Terriers - Worcs

Minor Counties Competition The Team Captain was Maurice Bissell. The matches were played on Saturday afternoons over 16 boards with a toss for colour at the start of the match. The playing session was 5 hours with time control at 40 moves in 2 hours followed by a further ½ hour for each player to complete the game. There were three matches this year and we finished the season with one win, one draw and one loss.
Date	Venue	Match	Result
1 Nov	away	Derbys - Worcs	Loss 9 - 7
7 Mar	neutral venue	Lincs - Worcs	Win 5 - 11
28 Mar	Claines, Worcester	Worcs - Leics	Draw 8 - 8

Under-125 Counties Competition Giles Stanton was again the captain and led the team to the national stages of the competition only to be pipped by Lancashire. The matches were played on Saturday afternoons starting at 1:30pm over 16 boards. The top two teams in the West Midlands competed in the Midlands Finals and Semi-Finals with the top two teams from the East Midlands (Derbys, Leics, Lincs, and Notts). The playing session was 4 hours with time control at 36 moves in 1½ hours followed by a further ½ hour for each player to complete the game.
Date	Venue	Match	Result

18 Oct	Away: Brewood Cricket Club	Staffs - Worcs	Win 7½ - 8 ½
6 Dec	Home: Webheath Village Hall B97 5SQ	Worcs - Warks	Loss 6 - 10
24 Jan	Away: Shifnal	Shrops - Worcs	Win 11½ - 4½
28 Feb	Neutral venue: Water Orton, Warks	MCCU Semi-Final Notts - Worcs	Loss 8 - 8 on board count
21 Mar		MCCU SF Losers' Final Lincs - Worcs	Win 6 - 10
16 Apr	Away: Newcastle-under-Lyme	National Preliminary Lancs-Worcs	Lost 8½-7½

Under-100 Counties Competition The team captain was Richard Turner. These matches were played on Saturday afternoons over 12 boards. There were 6 matches this season. The playing session was normally 4 hours with time control at 36 moves in 1½ hours followed by a further ½ hour for each player to complete the game.
Date	Venue	Match	Result
25 Oct	home	Worcs - Staffs Bulldogs
15 Nov	away	Warks - Worcs
13 Dec	home	Worcs - Shrops
10 Jan	away	Staffs Terriers - Worcs
14 Feb	home	Worcs - Leics
7 Mar	away	Notts - Worcs